Nonverbal student suffers carpet burn after being dragged by school worker, authorities say

MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - A school employee accused of dragging a nonverbal student at an elementary school has been arrested and charged.

According to the McNairy County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy responded to two Department of Child Safety referrals at Selmer Elementary School.

When the deputy arrived, he was informed by two witnesses that an employee, later identified as Meg Day, had physically assaulted a child.

According to the deputy’s report, Day grabbed a nonverbal 9-year-old student by the lower half of his body and dragged him across a rug.

Another faculty member reported seeing the student reaching for his back and noticed a “blood red mark.” The deputy said the student was taken to the nurse, where it was confirmed the child had carpet burn.

Day was later taken into custody and is facing a simple assault charge.